Dan Crossley, of the Food Ethics Council, talks to the Ecologist about their work on developing an 'ethical food manifesto' ahead of the next general election
… Food matters: 'Politicians need to focus on our failing food system' The Ecologist | 22nd July 2013 Comment Food And Farming Food Ethics Council Blogs And …
In the second part of our adaptation of Fatal Harvest’s iconoclastic analysis of agribusiness propaganda, The Ecologist reveals the real cost of industrial food.
… 2002 News Supermarket Health Industrial Food Chemicals F Processed Foods Food And Farming Pollution Archive_43.jpg In …
Food and farming is in crisis but there is hope for the future - from organics and Slow Food to permaculture and land share schemes
… 10 resources for better food growing The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 Activism Food And Gardening The Soil Association Gm Freeze Slow Food La Via Campesina The Permaculture …
The financial industry has been quick to dismiss its role in pushing up food prices but with the evidence growing daily the Ecologist cuts through the jargon to explain the reality of food speculation
… A guide to food speculation: how to argue with a banker … The Ecologist | 9th June 2011 News Banking Food And Farming Speculation Finance Politics And Economics Banks foodspec.jpg Recent food price volatility has …
In a major investigation and film, the Ecologist takes a look at how volatile financial speculation on food commodities is causing hunger and poverty in Mexico - and around the world
… Food speculation 'boom' linked to volatile food prices The Ecologist | 13th September 2011 Comment Food Speculation Banking Finance Politics And …
More than 40,000 premature deaths could be prevented with healthier food rules including a ban on takeaways near schools and reduced salt and fat levels in processed foods
… Ban 'toxic' trans fats and junk food adverts says NHS watchdog The Ecologist | 23rd June 2010 News Junk Food Health Sugar Trans Fats saturatedfat.jpg … deaths could be prevented with healthier food rules including a ban on takeaways near …
Food industry spent €1 billion euros lobbying against proposals to help consumers make 'healthy meal' choices with a system of red, green and amber labels on the front of food packaging
… lobbying sees EU reject 'traffic light' food labelling The Ecologist | 17th June 2010 News Food And Farming Food Industry Traffic-light Labelling Health …
Libby Grundy, Food for Life Director at the Soil Association, talks to the Ecologist about the food challenges facing the planet and what's inspiring her work...
… Food matters: why feeding the world should be … The Ecologist | 12th July 2013 Comment Food And Farming Soil Association Blogs childrenschool.jpg Libby Grundy, Food for Life Director at the Soil … Association, talks to the Ecologist about the food challenges facing the planet and what's …
A tax on unhealthy foods would be more effective at tackling obesity than making healthy foods cheaper but could hit the poorest the hardest
… obesity The Ecologist | 4th March 2010 News Food And Farming Tax Subsidy Consumer Society … be more effective than subsidising healthy food A tax on unhealthy foods would be more effective at tackling …
Fruits, vegetables and juices were advertised in only 1.7 per cent of commercials on US children's TV, says study, but reducing junk-food advertising may not be enough
… Teach children to ignore junk-food advertising, say experts The Ecologist | 9th November 2009 News Junk FoodFood And Farming Health Children Advertising …
The dual problem of waste and scarcity is prompting a return to circular economic thinking.
… Circular economy to combat food waste Brendan Montague | 30th October 2018 News Thought Leaders Food Waste Supermarkets Circular Economy gi_market_food_waste.jpg The dual problem of waste and …
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association
… Food crisis 'hidden' from public say … The Ecologist | 6th January 2010 News Food And Farming Organic Food Crisis Pesticides veg2.jpg The public … uninformed about the real crisis in the food system, says soil association director …
A combination of free trade and volatile food speculation is squeezing small-scale Mexican maize farmers and allowing agribusiness to dominate. Photos by Adriana Chow
… corn heritage eroded by free-trade and food speculation The Ecologist | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Free Trade Food And Farming Maize ecostorm_480x360.jpg …
European Union ministers have given an initial thumbs-up to the Novel Foods Regulation, a draft proposal that could lead to meat from cloned animals entering the human food chain
… | 24th June 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming EU EC Agriculture Ministers Luxembourg Novel Foods Regulation Milk Eggs Meat Clone Cloning Food Safety European Food Safety Authority …
How to buy high protein vegan foods at the supermarket on a tight budget.
… September 2022 | News Vegan Protein Health Food And Farming Editor’s Picks … How to buy high protein vegan foods at the supermarket on a tight budget. … of families who are already there. Vegan food often costs more than food based on …
The 'Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity' bill has been introduced to the US Senate to require clear, simple labelling of GMOs nationwide - informing consumers while saving manufacturers from a confusing patchwork of state regulations. Could it defeat the dreaded DARK Act?
… law The Ecologist | 3rd March 2016 News GMOs Food Law Politics Regulation USA Corporations … dark-act-cut.jpg The 'Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity' bill has been … consumers can find GMO ingredient labeling on food packaging, while ensuring food producers …
Two-weeks increase in food billionaires’ wealth is enough to fully fund East Africa hunger crisis response.
… Two-weeks increase in food billionaires’ wealth is enough to fully … fund East Africa hunger crisis response. Food inflation in East African countries where … by the war in Ukraine and is pushing food prices to skyrocketing levels. Against …
Pressure groups question whether Defra has the power to drive reforms in the food sector
… Can Defra deliver its 2030 food vision? The Ecologist | 11th August 2009 News News Food And Farming DEFRA Soil Association … Defra has the power to drive reforms in the food sector The UK will need to radically …
Campaigners angry at EU's decision to keep consumers 'in the dark' over food from animals given genetically modified (GM) feed
… EU votes against compulsory GM food labelling The Ecologist | 7th July 2010 News Food And Farming Cloning Gm Livestock Genetic … At present consumers do not know whether the food they eat is derived from animals fed on …
Member of steering group resigns claiming the Food Standard Agency's (FSA) £500,000 public dialogue on genetically modified (GM) food is ignoring key issues about GM feed and labelling
… The Ecologist | 27th May 2010 News Gm Food And Farming Genetic Modification gmfood.jpg The FSA has been accused of going … its remit in running a public debate on GM food Member of steering group resigns claiming …